[Himachal Current Affairs] World Bank Report on Himachal Pradesh released

The
World Bank has released report Scaling the Heights: Social inclusion and
sustainable development on Himachal Pradesh.It was released by Social Justice
and Empowerment Minister Dhani Ram Shandil in Shimla. This was first of its
kind report prepared by the World Bank for Himachal Pradesh. The report reveals
that state has effectively balanced economic growth with social inclusion. Some
facts from report

Himachal
Pradesh has emerged as one of the states with the best human development
outcomes in the country.

The performance in poverty reduction, education, women
employment and health sectors was much better as compared to other states in
India.

The state had also taken lead in implementation of various national
programmes and had given special emphasis on infrastructural development.

The
state had prepared a plan to mitigate the natural disasters which had been well
appreciated by the government of India.

But female child sex ratio,
under-nutrition in children and an ageing population still remain issues of
concern in the state.